Experience

Codagenix Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Of Staff

  • Nov 2021 - Jun 2023

  New York, United States Support for CEO - Strategic management of CEO calendar to help manage CEO’s time most effectively - Prioritized inquiries & requests while troubleshooting conflicts; ensured adequate focus-time towards company objectives; made judgements on recommendations to ensure smooth day-to-day arrangements - Helped create & organize slide deck content for Board of Director & investor meetings - Arranged complex domestic & international travel itineraries including all transportation, hotel… Show more Support for CEO - Strategic management of CEO calendar to help manage CEO’s time most effectively - Prioritized inquiries & requests while troubleshooting conflicts; ensured adequate focus-time towards company objectives; made judgements on recommendations to ensure smooth day-to-day arrangements - Helped create & organize slide deck content for Board of Director & investor meetings - Arranged complex domestic & international travel itineraries including all transportation, hotel accommodations, obtaining all necessary visas & travel documents & processing expense reports. - Trusted partner to C-suite leaders providing support for conferences/speaking events, document management - Partnered with C-suite leaders & led office expansion at headquarters in Farmingdale, NY. Supported the opening of a second laboratory campus in Cambridge, MA PR Administrator - Renewed Branding: Partnered with designers to create tailored email signatures, logo packages, screen savers, business cards, letterheads, social media graphics, zoom backgrounds, PPT templates - Directed new website design & implementation; Responsible for all website & social media content, collaborate with management team to spotlight various projects, conference presentations, publications & press releases IT Administrator - Created framework for company-wide SharePoint; Implemented & maintained organization & secure access (internal & external) HR Administrator - Coordinated PR announcements, employee appreciation/special events - Developed on-/off-boarding process for seamless & transparent transitions - Operationalized NIH grant project withdrawals, incorporating project costing into payroll - Navigated through COVID-19 pandemic; established safety protocols in collaboration with PEO company, developed & implemented work-from-home resources Budgets - Maintained multiple NIH & Department of Defense grant budgets - Worked with project managers, scientists & finance team on contracts/invoicing

• Director Of Operations

  • Feb 2021 - Nov 2021

  Farmingdale, New York, United States - Partnered with CEO to communicate with team leaders on special projects. - Developed Codagenix’s internal grant funds tracking process, in collaboration with program leaders and the CEO - Implemented new HR PEO program with Insperity PEO and onboarded all employees into the new system. - Scheduled and coordinated candidate interviews, leading the recruitment process to hire top-talent in line with our culture - Prepared, distributed and processed all new hire paperwork… Show more - Partnered with CEO to communicate with team leaders on special projects. - Developed Codagenix’s internal grant funds tracking process, in collaboration with program leaders and the CEO - Implemented new HR PEO program with Insperity PEO and onboarded all employees into the new system. - Scheduled and coordinated candidate interviews, leading the recruitment process to hire top-talent in line with our culture - Prepared, distributed and processed all new hire paperwork, including offer letters and job requisitions - Managed and delivered a comprehensive new hire onboarding process - Partnered with a cross-functional team to develop the framework of our corporate document storage site and executed

• Director, R&D Finance & Project Management

  • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

  Farmingdale, New York, United States - Working knowledge of QuickBooks to support early-stage accounting. - Prepared Statement of Cash Flow for CEO & Chief Scientific Officer review

• Consulting Project Manager

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2020

  Farmingdale, New York, United States - Provided support with: Scientific direction, laboratory & resource management, HR maintenance, federal grant submission & management, marketing/social media management.



North Shore Hebrew Academy High School

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Science Research

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2020

  Great Neck, New York Most senior science research position responsible for developing advanced research projects for top 5% of students enrolled in a selective high school. Partnered students with primary research investigations in fields of life sciences and engineering, located at top higher-education research institutions (Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Cornell, Tufts, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Brookhaven National Institute, Stony Brook University) - Managed the scientific creative process, planning and… Show more Most senior science research position responsible for developing advanced research projects for top 5% of students enrolled in a selective high school. Partnered students with primary research investigations in fields of life sciences and engineering, located at top higher-education research institutions (Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Cornell, Tufts, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Brookhaven National Institute, Stony Brook University) - Managed the scientific creative process, planning and implementation of research projects performed by students. - Responsible for tailoring projects for domestic & international competitions - Major awards achieved by students under my advisement: Top 300 Regeneron Scholars, NYS Science & Engineering Fair Intel Division Finalists, National Museum of Education – Inducted into the National Gallery for America’s Young Inventors, US Patents, Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology Semifinalist

• Science Research Coordinator

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017

  Great Neck, New York



New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)

• United States

• Assistant Professor of Biology

  • Sep 2007 - Aug 2015

  Old Westbury, New York, United States Adept at utilizing interactive learning strategies to enhance the learning experience and providing a rigorous academic environment to support advancement of science education for future physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals. Courses taught/teaching: *Serve as Course Director • BIOL 101 Humanity and the Biological Universe • BIOL 110 General Biology I and corequisite laboratory* • BIOL 150 General Biology II and corequisite laboratory* • BIOL 210 Human Gross… Show more Adept at utilizing interactive learning strategies to enhance the learning experience and providing a rigorous academic environment to support advancement of science education for future physicians, nurses and healthcare professionals. Courses taught/teaching: *Serve as Course Director • BIOL 101 Humanity and the Biological Universe • BIOL 110 General Biology I and corequisite laboratory* • BIOL 150 General Biology II and corequisite laboratory* • BIOL 210 Human Gross Anatomy • BIOL 330 Microbiology and Laboratory* • BIOL 345 Medical Microbiology and Laboratory* • BIOL 425 Biomedical Research I • BIOL 455 Biomedical Research II Research Projects - 2012-2016 ~ Principal Investigator: Studying a new avenue for vaccine development against pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli (ETEC), specifically using synthetic biology and rational gene design. This research was performed in collaboration with Codagenix Inc., a start-up biotechnology company located in Stony Brook, New York. - 2010-2015 ~ Co-Principal Investigator: “Collaborative Research—Cyber-enabled Learning: Digital Natives in Integrated Scientific Inquiry Classrooms”: provides professional development to enhance New York City teachers’ science and technology literacy and cultivate students’ 21st-century skills. - 2009-2011 ~ Principal Investigator: Identification of previously unidentified proteins involved in the expression of adhesive Type 1 pili of E. coli. This research was performed in collaboration with the laboratory of Dr. David G. Thanassi at Stony Brook University

• Co-Founder and Co-Director of ARC (Advanced Research Core)

  • 2012 - 2015

  NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine • NYIT and NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine have initiated a collaborative research program, Advanced Research Core (ARC), to provide laboratory positions for exceptional NYIT undergraduate students. Through ARC, NYIT undergraduate students join an on-going research project under the mentorship of a College of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Member and will contribute to the research community of College of Osteopathic Medicine. • Faculty liaison for undergraduate student biomedical… Show more • NYIT and NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine have initiated a collaborative research program, Advanced Research Core (ARC), to provide laboratory positions for exceptional NYIT undergraduate students. Through ARC, NYIT undergraduate students join an on-going research project under the mentorship of a College of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Member and will contribute to the research community of College of Osteopathic Medicine. • Faculty liaison for undergraduate student biomedical research at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, in collaboration with Dr. Kurt Amsler, Associate Dean of Research at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (started collaboration in 2010; ARC founded in 2012)

• Co-Director of BS/DO Program

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2012

  NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine 7-year Combined Program - Bachelor of Science / Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine • Collaborated with the Dean of Arts and Sciences, Dean of Medicine, Vice President for Medical Affairs to manage program • Worked closely with NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine to establish a strong connection between undergraduate and medical school • Responsible for students’ admittance and advisement, MCAT preparation and recommendation letters